Barbel fishing in the Severn around Bewdley

Barbel fishing in the Severn around Bewdley

Hi
I am hoping to find a place to stay for a weekend around Bewdley in Worcestershire. to fish the River severn.....I am taking a 70 year old ..semi disabled
chap...so I need to get the car fairly near the swim........also any recomended places to stay..ie a short walk to the pub....I dont drink and drive.

Any help would be appreciated..............Oh just to mention the old chap.....has fished for over 50 years.......and has taken a 48lbs Carp from Chanteqouc
in France......so he is no mug......just has differculty in walking these days.

The Severn Arms Hotel is a great place to stay in Bridgnorth, which is only about 10 miles upstream of Bewdley - have stayed here myself too many times to
recall..

The fishing is spectacular in this area, with some wonderful stretches controlled by Bridgnorth AC - a season ticket is only about £40, with 5.5 miles of one
bank fishing.
Also Birmingham Angling Association have many stretches of water in this area with a year long ticket - Jan - Dec costing about £30 again great value.

If you need any more specific information, please feel free to drop me a pm and I will gladly help you out.

Getting somewhere with short walks to the river is not easy on that part of the Severn. A Bridgnorth AC card is worth enquiring about if you can get access to
drive your car along the disused railway track otherwise forget it. I would have thought you wouldn't get too much trouble getting a permit for the track
though, not sure what the rules are up there anymore? There are some good swims very close to the track although you would have to go over a stile. BAA is
pretty well all killer walks in that area. If you decide on a Bridgnorth card then you might also want to consider staying further upstream in Ironbridge, some
nicer pubs than Bridgnorth IMO. Check that there are no matches for the period you want to go.

Hi men ,
Meadow farm dayticket at Arley , you can park right behind half a dozen swims , and a 100 yd walk would see you on alot of fish , only a stile to negotiate to
get on the bank . Kinver freeliners stretch on the opposite bank , but upstream has good parking , and you aint far from some good swims , sure scubasteve
could help there .Bullshead at chelmarsh is a b+ b , right in amongst the barbel ally.

There are a couple of productive pegs at Ribbesford just by the pull in for Bewdley Town FC so you can park within feet of the swims. Very large average size
of fish for the middle severn (i've never had anything under 7lb from there) but not prolific in terms of numbers in comparison to some of the better known
areas.

hatterbarbel,

can you get tickets for the meadows on the bank? or do they have to be bought in advance?

Hi men ,
Tom , someone comes round, was a lovely old man called Jeffery , who knows his own stretch well . Not been this season , but you go down to the house , bear
right and go round the back and park down by the fence .The river is just over it . Lots of fish on this short bit , opposite trimply baa , but rare to get
anyone opposite.

What I normaly do is go down the day / eve before to make sure its ok , then they know you are turning up .Worth a chat as well , as he puts you on the fish /
swims that are doing ok .

Plenty to look into...........Styles...bit of a no..no......unless I can find a portable crane..to winch my mate over....hahaha
Trouble is I would be tempted to dunk him.......he can get crotchety.....

Try the http://www.yeoldenewinn.co.uk/about-us.html lovely place. For the fishing you can take the
car down to the Arley footbridge and park almost on the river. And in the summer drive all along the water front. GOOD fishing too. Hope it gives you a
thought.

Harty, top choice, we stay with Ricky at the New Inn, best pub for drinkers/anglers in the area.
We book the 16th of June for a week, got soaked inside and out this year. Worst weather in 15 years on the Severn.
Interested to see which swims you prefer, PM me please we could swap info.
Doug

Mole cant agree on the beer the landlord cant keep beer to save his life often tastes of cleaning fluid, food thats another matter very very good

worst weather in 15 years, the storm of the 19th of June this year was the worst on record for the area, ask the severn valley railway repair costs now around
2.5 miliion i think and not expected to be fully working until well into next year. Borle brook which enters the severn near stanley was recorded at 30foot
above normal level

Ade,
I can believe that with the beer you boys drink in Norfolk
Thames far too cold for you and Ging to come down ATM. The invite still resides in the back pocket for you to join the WBC boys.

Keep well

Ian

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